General Information
On 24th September 2008 we have released:
- ISL Light Desk 3.1.0 (2008-09-24) linux
- ISL Light Client 3.1.0 (2008-09-24) linux
- ISL Light Desk 3.1.0 (2008-09-24) mac
- ISL Light Client 3.1.0 (2008-09-24) mac
- ISL Light Desk 3.1.0 (2008-09-24) macppc
- ISL Light Client 3.1.0 (2008-09-24) macppc
- Desktop Control 1.0.4 (2008-09-24) linux
- Desktop Control 1.0.4 (2008-09-24) mac
- Desktop Control 1.0.4 (2008-09-24) macppc
- File Transfer 1.0.4 (2008-09-24) linux
- File Transfer 1.0.4 (2008-09-24) mac
- File Transfer 1.0.4 (2008-09-24) macppc
Upgrading to new version
Hosted Service
Please visit http://www.isllight.com and start ISL Light Desk or ISL Light Client using the icons in the top-right corner.
Direct links:
http://www.islonline.net/start/ISLLightDesk
http://www.islonline.net/start/ISLLightClient
Server Licence
Upgrades are free of charge for ISL Online Server License users with active Extended Support Service. ISL Online Server License users with expired Extended Support Service are welcome to purchase Extended Support Service in order to gain access to the newly released ISL Online Server system. In case you have extended ESS you will need to create new license file and upload it to your ISL Conference Proxy server.
Quick Instructions for users with ISL Conference Proxy 3.1 installed
- open web administration of ISL Conference Proxy http://localhost:7615/conf
- login using admin account
- click Online update link in left navigation
- click Apply changes if you have automatic install
Improvements
This is the initial release of ISL Light for Linux and Mac. As a reference we have included a list of new features and defect fixes since the last beta release.
New features
#89029: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Whiteboard implemented [New feature] More
DescriptionWhiteboard functionality is now available when streaming desktop.
#114351: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): "Enable admin mode" in ISL View implemented [New feature] More
DescriptionUser can now enable admin mode on the remote side. If the remote side does not support it, this option is greyed out.
#115401: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): "Enable restart and resume" in ISL View implemented [New feature] More
DescriptionUser can now enable restart and resume on the remote side. If the remote side does not support it, this option is greyed out.
#136373: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): "Enable keyboard and mouse control" implemented [New feature] More
DescriptionUser can now enable keyboard and mouse control in the desktop sharing request/grant dialog. If the remote side does not support it, this option is greyed out.
#144977: ISL File Transfer plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): File transfer save/replace dialog implemented [New feature] More
DescriptionAn existing file was overwritten by a new version when the user chose to save it. Now the user is presented with a dialog to choose to replace the existing file or to keep the existing file and save the new file to a new file name.
#145203: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): "Application sharing paused" notification added [New feature] More
DescriptionWhen a shared application is not the topmost at a given moment, application sharing is paused. Now a visible notification appears in the ISL View that informs the user about paused sharing.
Defect fixes
#89361: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (Linux - All): Desktop sharing stops after a few seconds [Defect fix] More
DescriptionWhen streaming linux desktop to a linux client, it stopped after a few seconds. Now it works correctly.
#89362: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Crashes/lockups after a desktop sharing session [Defect fix] More
DescriptionProgram occasionally crashed or locked up after a desktop sharing session. Stability is now improved.
#89368: ISL Light (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Unclean program termination [Defect fix] More
DescriptionProgram occasionally crashed on exit instead of terminating properly. Stability is now improved.
#89369: ISL File Transfer plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): High memory usage while transferring large files [Defect fix] More
DescriptionWhen transferring large files, program consumed a lot of memory. Now it works correctly.
#112999: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Mouse pointer in ISL View and real mouse pointer sometimes unaligned [Defect fix] More
DescriptionMouse pointer alignment problems occured as a result of manual ISL View window resizing. Resizing is now done solely through toolbar +/- buttons and the pointers stay aligned.
#113000: ISL Light (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Wrong context menu in the chat window [Defect fix] More
DescriptionWhen a user right-clicked on the chat text, default context menu (Copy; Select all) appeared instead of the intended ISL Light context menu (Clear; Copy). Now it works correctly.
#114344: ISL Light (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Rerouting to a different server not working - "Session does not exist or not in session." error [Defect fix] More
DescriptionIf both Desk and Client connected to the same server and there was no need to reroute the Client to another server, everything worked ok. If Client needed to be rerouted to another server, it returned an error after entering a valid code ("Session does not exist or not in session."). Now rerouting works correctly.
#123951: ISL File Transfer plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Drag & drop file transfer not working properly [Defect fix] More
DescriptionDrag & drop file transfer did not work in cases when no prior manual file transfer operations have been done, because plugin had not been loaded yet. Now it works correctly.
#130076: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): "Remove desktop background when streaming" setting not saved [Defect fix] More
DescriptionThe value of this check box was not saved and it was not enabled by default. Now it works correctly.
#130085: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): "Enable keyboard and mouse control" option not checked by default [Defect fix] More
DescriptionIf the remote side supports this feature, it should be checked by default. Now it works correctly.
#130113: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): ISL View window does not close when the streaming side exits [Defect fix] More
DescriptionIf the remote side stops streaming its desktop by closing the program, ISL View on the viewing side remains open and frozen. Now it works correctly.
#136371: ISL Light (Linux - All): Missing icon in ISL Light windows [Defect fix] More
DescriptionISL Light windows did not have an icon. An icon was added.
#144803: ISL Light (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Copied chat history in wrong format [Defect fix] More
DescriptionWhen a user copied chat history using the chat history context menu, the result was in HTML format instead of plain text. Now it works correctly.
#144814: ISL Light (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Tooltips too wide or missing [Defect fix] More
DescriptionTooltips were too wide, expanding up to the screen width. Some tooltips were missing. Tooltip width is now set to a reasonable size and missing tooltips have been added.
#144821: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): ISL View is frozen after the remote computer has been restarted [Defect fix] More
DescriptionAfter the remote computer had been restarted (having previously enabled administrative mode and restart and resume options), ISL View on the viewing side was frozen. Now it works correctly.
#144988: ISL Light (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Drop-down lists and checkboxes in EOS dialogs not working correctly [Defect fix] More
DescriptionDrop-down lists were not showing any drop-down list items and checkboxes were changed to radio buttons. Now these items work correctly.
#145038: ISL Light (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): EOS dialog return values not saved on Conference Proxy [Defect fix] More
DescriptionData entered into an EOS dialog was not transferred to Conference Proxy and as a result it was missing in the session history. Now it works correctly.
#145044: ISL Light (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Enter key not properly interpreted during session code entry [Defect fix] More
DescriptionIf EOS dialog was present through customization and the client entered the session code followed by pressing key, the EOS dialog was shown and an error was displayed ("Server reported error: please enter the correct session code."). Now it works correctly.
#145195: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): ISL View not displayed properly when viewing a region-shared stream [Defect fix] More
DescriptionWhen viewing a region-shared stream, the ISL View was not properly displaying the region, especially after a region resize on the streaming side. Now it works correctly.
#145201: ISL Light (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): EOS dialog not displayed if using window close button to terminate the session [Defect fix] More
DescriptionIf a user closed the program using the window close button and the customization included an EOS dialog, it was not shown in this case. Now it works correctly.
#146535: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (Linux - All): Background image not removed under gnome [Defect fix] More
DescriptionWhen background image was supposed to be disabled under gnome, it did not work. Now it works correctly.
#146800: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Local/remote user control switching and indication not working properly [Defect fix] More
DescriptionISL View control indicator (local/remote) was not properly showing current status and the 3 second control switch delay was missing, so the streaming side could not regain mouse control properly. Now both work correctly.
#147583: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC): Background image not removed on mac [Defect fix] More
DescriptionWhen background image was supposed to be disabled on mac, it did not work. Now it works correctly.
#147837: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC): Desktop sharing not terminating properly on mac [Defect fix] More
DescriptionDesktop sharing did not terminate properly on mac (plugin indicator remained enabled). Now it works correctly.
#149599: ISL File Transfer plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Program crashes when an old client (<3.0) rejects a file [Defect fix] More
DescriptionWhen ISL Light Client 2.2.2rc2 for Windows rejected a sent file, program crashed. With ISL Light Client version 3.0.0 or newer, this issue was not present. Now it works correctly.
#149612: ISL File Transfer plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Missing file transfer disabled error message with an old client (<3.0) [Defect fix] More
DescriptionWhen trying to send a file to ISL Light Client 2.2.2rc2 for Windows while file transfer was not enabled by the client, an error message was missing. Now it works correctly.
#149614: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Whiteboard buttons not disabled while in control of an old client (<3.0) [Defect fix] More
DescriptionWhen ISL Light Client 2.2.2rc2 for Windows granted control with F12, whiteboard buttons in ISL View toolbar were not disabled. Now they are disabled while in control and re-enabled when the client revokes control (by pressing F12 again).
#149628: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): Background not removed when starting desktop sharing with an old client (<3.0) [Defect fix] More
DescriptionBackground was not removed when starting desktop sharing with ISL Light Client 2.2.2rc2 for Windows. With version 3.0.0 or newer, this issue was not present. Now it works correctly.
#150689: ISL Desktop Sharing plugin (MacOSX - Intel, MacOSX - PowerPC, Linux - All): ISL View is frozen after the remote computer logoff [Defect fix] More
DescriptionAfter the remote computer had performed a logoff (having previously enabled administrative mode and restart and resume options), ISL View on the viewing side was frozen. Now it works correctly.